When I was growing up, my dad didn’t like Little House on the Prairie. He thought it was soppy and that Charles Ingalls was too perfect, too soft as Pa.
I think Dad was secretly jealous. You see, everyone in our house adored Charles and the way he was with Mary, Laura (Half Pint) and Carrie. Oh, and with his wife! Caroline was her name, if memory serves me well. Charles Ingalls was Uber Dad of the Prairie.
We loved each moment of every episode. The adventure, the childish mischief, the wilderness, the little actress twins running down the hill (as Carrie) and falling over in the credits. The amazing buoffant that was Michael Landon’s hair!
It’s been so long since I’ve watched Little House that I can’t even remember exactly what time it was on TV, or even the day of the week. All I can recall is being excited, anticipating the hour when we could sit down after dinner and watch it as a family. Dad would do so, mocking from his chair in the corner. (‘that’s not how to build a house, that’s not how to canvass a wagon, there were no such thing as hair like that in those days’).
Tonight, I’m going to sit down with Pip and Pop and watch some Little House on DVD, probably 30 years since I last watched the wagon pull along the green horizon at the start of the credits. I wonder what it will be like? Will it be corny and eww, why on earth are we watching this? Will it seem so dated that we will laugh? Will Charles have a bad hair day due to the three decades of being pressed into DVD format?
Whatever the case, it will be interesting to see whether a warm-hearted, family story of the small screen has survived the eighties, nineties and naughties to provide entertainment for a more ‘advanced’ viewing audience today. Time will tell.
Have a great weekend!
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2 Responses to Little House (full of fairies)
Hey hon!
How wonderful that you’re sharing this show with the girls. I’m curious about what they’ll think. Hope they love it!
My mom was a big Little House fan(girl) in her 20s. Named her daughter after one of the characters, ffs. I’ve been curious for years about Teh Laura, TBH--and what in her captured my mother’s attention/admiration--but have never had a chance to watch.
Nice weekend to you, bb!
Hey lady. Your mum was a LHotP fangirl and named you after Half pint? OMFG! That’s amazing.
Now, Half Pint is the cutesy name Charles Ingalls -- the dad -- uses on Laura Ingalls. SOOOOO? Do you think that YOU might have a new name, LOLOL.
Seriously, Laura *coughshalf-pintcoughs* you might like the tv show. It’s very basic, but warm hearted and family friendly. The girls really liked the first eppy. *waves and hugs*